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Originally Posted by Senusret I
I'd just rather see it in a general upward direction with the palm out. Placing it over the heart or to the side looks silly.
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Well, I think together the old motion looks good. Start with the upper arm horizontal extended to the side and the upper arm pointing with the hand palm facing forward, swing the arm down so that the hand still in the sign ends up over your heart with the palm toward the body. (The elbow is not quite as far down as if you were doing the pledge of allegiance though) Then extend the arm directly in front of you, so that the palm is mostly upward. The arm should be at about a 30 degree angle so that it is about 15 inches directly in front of your right hip. (through the entire thing the fingers of the hand remain in the same position)
The three positions up, over the heart and out are to me tied to the pieces of longest single sentence in the explanation of the fraternity sign in the brotherhood ritual (the one that starts with the word 'Our'). I believe the motion in question was actually done in the ritual at one point.
Randy
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